– Are schools getting better at gaming the NCAA’s rules system?Blutarsky summarizes: “So while major infractions over the past decade maintained the same pace as they did in the 1990s, the NCAA categorized them more mildly (the “didn’t know” defense rears its head again) and punished less severely when they occurred. You can begin to understand why ADs like Mike Hamilton survive the transgressions of the Pearls and Kiffins of the college athletics world. Nobody expects to pay much of a price for them.”

In defense of oversigning, coming from a college program that saw a departure of ~25 athletes a year, and the addition of another 25, oversigning is never too big a deal. I know Nick Saban has high standards for his players, and you know you’re spot isn’t guaranteed for 4 years when you sign that LOI.